battery indicator lite

[Frankie47]

Hi, my name is Frankie and I own a 07 cobalt ls sedan. We have had 53,000 uneventful miles until last week when the electrical system indicator lite started flickering, along with the chimes.
This is not a steady lite mind you....never more than 10 seconds or so. The battery is 3 months old and holds a good charge and all connections are tight, any ideas?
Any electrical problems with cobalts that I should be aware of?
Thank you,
Frankie.

 

[utsadude]

Sounds like a short somewhere. Is there any crackling or audible noise other than the chimes?

 

[Mrslice2004]

Check your fuse box, could be a loose fuse. other then that i havent heard of any major electrical probs with the 07's

 

[Frankie47]

Thanks guys, I will go through the under hood connections and check for looseness and corrosion, etc. No ZZZAAPPP noises to go with the chimes eitherWill update soonest, man, I don't want to be a parts changer that gets expensive!

 

[YelloEye]

Yeah, the parts changer "mechanics" are worthless lol please dont be but really you should be able to find a lose connection somewhere. To me it sounds like your alternator pos or neg cable.

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Also check your battery connections, negative and positive.

 

[ff_drift_lol]

try messing with the battery terminals. they tend to shit out. flimsy

 

[cobalt123]

i go through fuses like crazy

 

[mrsilent13]

this is the first i hear about this happening on cobalts...do you live in an area where cars corrode alot? if so def check all connections to the charging system...alternator and such. if they are not loose...take them off anyway and do some cleaning with a wire brush and some corrosive preventive cleaner

 

[UncleDave]

One quick check would be to buy a Battery Voltage Minder that plugs into the 12 power plug. Will monitor the voltage, standing, starting and driving. Quick check on what the Charging system is doing. Fan belt could be slipping. I have found that the Charge voltage to be 15 volts when first running. This will cause the battery to GAS, or the water in the battery to break down, and on a sealed battery, will kill it.

When you do find the problem, please post it. Like to know what sort of things you can fine.

God Speed.

UncleDave

 

[BankDude]

first off, this was posted almost 2 1/2 years ago, so they probably figured out the problem. second, there's no fan belt on these cars. they're electronically controlled. third, it would've potentially been the alternator or as stated, just my 2 cents

 

[UncleDave]

Isn't it one of those things? The cooling fan is run by an electric motor, but convention, the Alternator is driven by the old Fan Belt. Guess it is sometimes called a Surpintine belt. We still use the term Dash Board. That was where you put your Feet on the old Horse Drawn wagons. The Front of the Engine is the end with the Belt. The Rear of the engine has the Transmission. Terms can get confusing. I learned about cars some 60 years ago, that it more than 3 times the ages of some the members posting. Things are changing. The # 1 plug is still in the Front of the engine. However I once saw it in the rear.

I am 60. I remember Dad, making me Co pilot, while driving he was driving. Gave me something to do. When I was old enough, he had me read the Map. He liked ESSO. They showed road construction, but the color told you about the road. Today maps do not show you this sort of info.

Part of my early map reading, the road numbers changed, an Route 2 at places became Route 2A. The wife wanted me to drive down to Route 50. I asked for directions my self. Yes US 50. Right next to the Air Port? yes. Just like you were driving to Texas.

We spent an hour looking for the address #. Finally, it was not US 50, but Business 50.
as an example. The two road were side by side, 2.5 miles apart.

Ever have trouble with a GPS device?

Sorry, I get a little winded.

God Speed.

Uncle Dave

 

[YelloEye]

Ah, now your original post makes sense Dave. Thank you for clarifying

Though I am quite a bit younger I was taught at a young age about cars, that terminology has since been antiquated and partially forgotten. Thanks for the refresher.